Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-27
WOMAN'S WORLD.
FR0THY GOSSIP ON THE SURFACE OF THE
NEW YORK SOCIAL SEA.
Olive Logan Tells Of the Decline Of Feminine
BSauy-An Entertaining Budget
Of LeteS
For ne Rsci1T-CoPyrRQk,ei

New York society Gossip.
Miss Hattie Crocker'S marriage to Mr..
Alexandra will take place IN April, at the
Croker mansion, on California street, Mob
Hill, San Francisco. A largeparty will at
tend from New York. 1t will be Mr.. Alex
andere's first visit to San Francisco. As a
friend remarked, Hattie Croker would
be p if she hadn'ta cent in the world. y
But she is reputed to be the richest young
lady in America. She has q very charm
ing personality and is entirely free from
afectation. 1t is a love match on both sides
and the parents have already given the
Young pair their blessing. 1t is rumored
that Lawrence Barrett'S eldest unmarried
daughter is to wed Edwin Booth. This
WAS the real reason of Barrstt'S undertake
ING the management of Booth this season
which was a surprise to everybody, and 1t
is known that Barrett never does anything
without some great reason. Now it has
leaked out, if this family alliance takes
place, Barrett and Booth will star together
playing alternate parts in 'OthellO' and
other tragedies. Ii would certainly make
a strong partnership and Lawrence Barrett
knew of no other way to accomplish it.
At smart luncheon given recently
the fRger bowls were filled half full Of
water in which fOated three panSies. II
is now the custom 10 give either a pink,
green. yellow or some color or prevailing
tint of a dinner or luncheon. A pink din
ner has the centre of the linen sdamask
cover feStOOned with a square of pink china
silk. At the four sides, fairy lamps with
pink shades are placed. The Old-fIshioned
c~andelabras are used To ornament the room
holding pink candles. In the centre OF the
mink silk square Il a yaScOf caCnatiOn pinkS,
and one OF two Of these flowers are placed
in the finger bowls. Ii Is quite an idea
now 10 serve ice cream for dinners IN fan
ciful little dishes Of different %eO!Ors; for
instance, 4 pink porcelain rose filled with
ice cream ut one plate, a sea shell Of pOr-
celain AT another OF n colOred glass tulip.
These devices are not only pretty, but are
an economy; everybody knows that to buy
ice cream done up in individual mOlds is
TAT uAoit NNSAAF AhaAh nan " oAN ~ w ~
quart OF gallon. WIththe individual dishes
the same effect, only possibly more Oeauti-
ful, is produced, with far less expense after
the first cost Of purchasing the porcelain
dishes. Soup il now served for luneheonS
in bOuilliOn cups, which come IN all cOlOrS
and desigus; the correct thing is to have no
two alike. They are distinctive by having
a handle each side, but soup served in any
style OF pretty china cup, Is better form at
luncheon than a soup plate; the charm OF
a luncheon Is ITS damtineSs. The hostess
who will devote a little time TO attractive
devices for the table will add much to her
guests pleasure. \ little sherry poured
into the bOuillon adds greatly to the flavor.
Our fashionable bellies have a new fad
which is liable TO prove injurious to the
eyes. | refer TO the lorgnettes in the form
of sheli-hOwed eyeglasses, with a long
carved shell handle. These female quizzing
glasses. which give the user an impudent
stare, are frequently madeOt ordinary win
dow glass, but many of them have lenses
strong as an opera glass, through which
our girls will look Tor hours, TO the great
drtriuent of their eyes. friend recently
COuted twenty Of these glasses ut the thea
TIE IN use throughout the performance. Il
should think their arms would he tired
holding those long handled glasses all the
evening, " said he. They are, - ! replied.
Then why do they it," Wa asked. For
fashion. Thep wouldn't care If their arms
ached or became Stitfened or what happened
if only they are in style" And they are
willing TO he uncomfortable Just for fash
iOn?' be said in establishment. Just for
E..L.., y.haoh ,D,vg p,nrh TO Soma pa.
lures. EVELYN BAKER HARvIER.
The Decline of Feminine Beauty,
The rising star Of the feminine ornament
is Mrs. JeHneSS Miller. the beautiful young
advocate of hygienic clothing. Mrs. Miller
has lust left Washington for New York,
where she gives her lecture under distjn-
guished auspices, thence proceeding TO Chi
cago aud other points West. The title Of
her discourse is in itself striking: Some
Reasons Why Women of To-day Ale Les.
Beautiful Than Mother Eve
/ spent an hour OF two the other day with
this new light, and was greatly impressed
with her in every way. She lives ina per
feet bijou of a house, l,227 Connecticut
avenue, opposite the British Minister'S.
Every evidence that a cultivated taste can
give Is shown in the charming nest of this
rard driS, a woman who never inSulted her
lungs by introducing them To u stay lace.
Her husband is 4 retired dry goods mer-
chant, who came to Washington last Sep
TENDER and fitted no this beautiful little
home for his aud his wife's occupancy; but
he Is now tired of doing nothing and will
return To business in New York. Mrs.
JenneSs Miller IL fortunate in having a
husband who admireS her reform in dress
to such an extent that he thinks all wom-
en- look perfectly hideOus' beside her.
And be is right; they do. Her form is ex-
actly like that OfPOwer's Greek Slave, now
TO be seen at the COrcOran Gallery. In
features she resembles Mary Anderson, for
whom she has often been mistaken. She
has the deep sonorouS voice of Mary Ander-
son, too, and this and all her other good
points she attributes Ia her obedience to
the laws Of hygiene. In writing fora pro-
miscuous audience il is difficult TO describe
infinitely the various innovations on eStab-
lished female attire which Mrs. Miller has
made, and which she insists are necessary
to health. But let me frankly say sheds
cards that ~time-hOnOred garment which
has the French name; and also, that she
wears the breeches. So do all women,
really only theirsarc trumpery little things
not worth speaking o.. Mrs. Miller's
trousers are respectable gentlemanly affairs.
but they are very retiring. They do not
descend below the ankle. She wears no
pettiCoat, that other ~time-houOred gar
ment which has become Synonymous tor
Its wearer, 80 thoroughly Is identified with
women. Il swearI saw a petticoat," SAYS
Sir Teazle, I'm Joseph Surfaces rooms. ="
Mrs. Mhler's gown is all in one piece, the
skirt attached TO the body; its weight de-
ponds from the shoulders, therefore the
tender organs of lungs, heart and abdomen
are subjected to no pressure. What a
boom TO suffering ~wOmanEind il would be
could this change in female attire become
thoroughly engrafted in the habits of the
sex. Mrs. Miller differs from all previous
female dress reformers in that she adj